David Feng

David Feng, world citizen (10 languages, 17 countries) based in Beijing; involved in tech, media and city wikis; Swiss citizen with Chinese roots. Founder of Civitology (Chinese city wiki network); Publisher at techblog86; Founding Member at the BeiMac user group; Co-Host (guest host) on Radio Beijing. Author of The Beijingologist at City Weekend. Co-blogger at CNReviews.

Primary involvement is with an up-and-coming Chinese city wiki network, Civitology, which discovers cities from the rapid transit, high speed rail and freeway networks. Other main involvements include co-hosting Chinese and English-language radio shows, building up techblog86 (Chinese tech blog) and co-blogging at CN Reviews. The BeiMac community, which has been present since 2002, will also soon get revitalized.

Mother tongue is English, with Chinese coming in a close second. Fluent in German and French; relatively fluent in Italian; some knowledge in Japanese and Korean. Basic or very basic knowledge in Rhaeto-Rumansh, Spanish and Latin. Interested in learning Cantonese and Taiwanese/Minnan.

Holder of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification as of August 2007 and am involved in optimizing and teaching English in Beijing.

David Feng’s Specialties:

multilingualism, multiculturalism, world and local views, innovation, teamwork, leadership, speaking talent, organization skills, recognizing talent when seen, establishment and preservation of branding and identity, precision, accuracy, attention to detail

David Feng’s Experience

Contributing Editor

CNReviews.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

CNReviews is a blog about the Chinese blogosphere, independent travel, entrepreneurship, and the urban lifestyle of the generations born in the 70s and 80s in China. I write articles relating to urban life, the gap between the West and the East, and lifestyle-related stories.
Founder and present publisher

TechHub86

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

TechHub86 is a new, China-centric tech hub, which presently brings you China tech coverage in both blog and Twitter forms. It finds its roots in the original techblog86 blog project.

techblog86 is a blog focusing on Greater China's tech, mobile and startup worlds. Coming to you presently in English, the site is regularly updated with the latest tech news from China.
Co-Host (Guest Host)

Radio Beijing

(Media Production industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

I presently co-host travel shows on Monday and Wednesday and have my own segment, "David's Travel Jots". This segment explores less-known destinations around the World; it shies away from major "cliché tourist attractions".

In 2008, I appeared every Saturday evening (20:00 to 21:00 local time) on the program "Travel Bar -- What A World", in both English and Chinese, and keep a blog at the Radio Beijing website related to the program as well.
Founder

Civitology

(Information Services industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

Civitology is a city wiki network which currently covers major cities and provinces in China. It presently has three city wikis; one each for Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Its roots lie in the original Beijingology project, which was then expanded to allow for the making of other city wikis.

Beijingology is a website which focuses on the unexplored parts of the city, in addition to focusing on the "known Beijing" (ie Tian'anmen, Great Wall, etc). The site focuses on the city itself and views the capital of China from a mix of local and expat viewpoints.

Civitology now has two major projects. The A to B series of sites for Beijing and Shanghai help readers keep track of mass transit developments in these cities. A new iMetro.mobi provides mass transit info for mobile devices in a mobile-friendly manner.
President

Asia-Pacific Mac Union

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

I head up the Asia-Pacific Mac Union (MacAsia.org). The Asia-Pacific Mac Union is an Asia-Pacific-wide Union of Apple-related organizations headquartered in Beijing, China. Its aims are to unite Apple-related organizations and resources in Asia-Pacific, to benefit Apple users in Asia-Pacific, and to build up a home for all Apple people in Asia-Pacific.
President

Beijing Macintosh User Group

(Computer Hardware industry)

March 2002 — November 2009 (7 years 9 months)

I head the Beijing Macintosh User Group, a computer user group which I founded along with others, since March 2002. It is now part of the Beijing Macintosh Union, which I also created, and is centred on building a Macintosh community and providing more Macintosh resources to Beijing, China.
Translator; key guide

Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

April 2008 — February 2009 (11 months)

I translate documents in English, Chinese, German, and French; guide people, and show heads of state and other key persons from the political, business and educational worlds the Beijing of the past, present and future. Visitors have included heads of state, foreign ministers, national delegations, university groups, and corporate executives from over 50 countries. I have also, at this post, engaged in further research about the city of Beijing, to complement the present Beijingology project, to further enhance my authority on the city of Beijing.
Editor

blognation China

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — December 2007 (3 months)

I update the blognation China page on a regular basis, keeping viewers and readers in the know about the tech, mobile and enterprise world in China. Blognation is a network of professional bloggers brought together to report on the latest Web 2.0 technology, mobile and enterprise start-ups from around the world, but only written in English.
Student (Postgraduate)

Communications (Media) University of China

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

September 2004 — July 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Student majoring in Broadcasting and Anchoring/Presenting at the Communications (Media) University of China. This university, formerly known as the Beijing Broadcasting Institute, is well known inside China for being a "cradle for presenters on national TV".
Internship

Asia Television (Beijing)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

October 2006 — February 2007 (5 months)

I was an intern at Asia TV (Beijing) and was core in assisting the preliminary production of a DJ competition and the involvement in the media company. Additionally, I assisted with a beauty pageant to which the media company took part in (partially) by giving foreign language lessons, which was part of pageant.
Internship

Radio Beijing

(Public Company; Media Production industry)

June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

I was an intern at Radio Beijing, responsible for assisting the production and broadcasting of city-related news bulletins and correcting grammatical mistakes on news reports. This, along with my internship at Asia TV, add to my experience in media organizations in China, both private and publicly held.
Translator

ChinaRen

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2000 — July 2000 (2 months)

Was responsible for translating Chinese documents into English, German, French and Italian onto the World Wide Web. This position could be considered as my very first job while I was still at school.

David Feng’s Education

Communication University of China

Doctorate , Communications , 2009 — 2012 (expected)

I shall enroll in a Communications doctorate program to do a bit more research about communications, news, and what the Net means for all this.
Communication University of China

Master of Arts , Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Broadcasting and Presenting/Anchoring) , 2004 — 2007

I often took part in the radio station, whether as an interviewee or a guest presenter.

Activities and Societies:

Radio Station
University of International Business and Economics

Bachelor's Degree in Economics , International Finance , 2000 — 2004

Obtained scholarship due to involvement in various student activities.

Activities and Societies:

Host at radio station; host, various activities (including fashion show, KTV contest, and spoken English contests); two-time host, Christmas/New Year Party
The Riverside School

(High School) , various, centered on languages , 1998 — 2000

Took part in graduation speech.

Activities and Societies:

Editor-in-chief of the Riverside Beacon (newsletter), two-time participant of the Biking club, Swimming group.
The Inter-Community School

(Elementary and Middle School) , Various; 11 IGCSE topics , 1989 — 1998

Major assisting organizer of Arts Fest (1997); Helped out with Yearbook

Activities and Societies:

Computers, Arts

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David Feng’s Interests:

Internet, Macs, music, socializing, hiking, swimming, billiards/snooker, driving, bowling, biking, astronomy, history, geography, the Law

David Feng’s Groups:

Beijing Macintosh User Group, Beijing Macintosh Union, Asia-Pacific Mac Union, Beijing Linux User Group, CNReviews, Beijingology

UIBE Alumni
Beijing Linux User Group
World & Shanghai [世界与上海]
Jobs & Opportunities in Science, High Tech and Entrepreneurship

David Feng’s Honors:

Recipient of a scholarship recognizing participation in various school events (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China), June 2004

Recognized for contributions to the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall (as Beijing 2008 service commitment); recipient of "Olympic Service Pioneer" award from the Beijing Capital Civics office, awarded October 2008.

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David Feng’s Experience

Contributing Editor

CNReviews.com

Founder and present publisher

TechHub86

Co-Host (Guest Host)

Radio Beijing

Founder

Civitology

President

Asia-Pacific Mac Union

President

Beijing Macintosh User Group

Translator; key guide

Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall

Editor

blognation China

Student (Postgraduate)

Communications (Media) University of China

Internship

Asia Television (Beijing)

Internship

Radio Beijing

Translator

ChinaRen

David Feng’s Education

Communication University of China

Communication University of China

University of International Business and Economics

The Riverside School

The Inter-Community School

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